Daily Maverick on MSN2h
DRC debacle batters SA’s standing as an actor in African peacekeeping
The withdrawal of the SAMIDRC force from the eastern DRC has significant negative ramifications for South Africa and SADC’s ...
Millions of migrants and hundreds of staff impacted by US and other aid cuts, UN agency says
The United Nations migration agency says it is scaling back or ending projects around the world and firing staff following an ...
Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo
The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda have met in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...
Medafrica Times11h
DRC: M23 Rebels Withdraw from Peace Talks, Citing International Sanctions and Ongoing Conflict
The M23 rebel group, backed by Rwanda, has announced on Monday March 17 its withdrawal from peace talks scheduled for this March 18 with the Congolese Government, citing the imposition of ...
ActionAid12h
Women evicted from DRC camps face widespread sexual violence and forced marriage – ActionAid
Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are being subjected to rape, sexual violence and forced marriage after ...
Butler Eagle19h
M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks, citing international sanctions
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo's mineral-rich east said Monday they were withdrawing from peace ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel1d
M23 shuns DR Congo peace talks at 11th hour after sanctions
The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan ...
The Christian Science Monitor1d
Congo’s wars uprooted her life. But they couldn’t silence her poetry.
What does war look like from the inside? Ask Congo’s young slam poets.
M23 rebels withdraw from planned talks with Congo government, citing international sanctions
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks ...
Ecofin Agency1d
Rwanda Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Belgium Over Tensions and Historical Disputes
In response to the M23 and Rwandan troops taking control of Goma, Brussels called on the European Union to consider sanctions against Kigali in late January. Rwanda cut its diplomatic relations with ...
Luxembourg Times1d
In Bettel’s absence, EU imposes sanctions on Rwanda
Bettel, who was not in Brussels on Monday as he is on a visit to India, had come under pressure for his decision to block EU ...
The Street Journal1d
Africa’s peacekeepers: Who’s left to maintain order?
On March 13, leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional bloc signaled the end of its peacekeeping mandate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the killing of ...